GUNUNG LEUSER NATIONAL PARK - BUKIT LAWANG REGION
How to go to Bukit Lawang
There are tourist buses leaving from most towns in North Sumatra to Bukit Lawang. In Medan you have the option of catching a local bus, very large, slow and crowded but very cheap, 10,000Rp. It will take 3.5 to 4 hours in the local bus as it also stops many times along the way to drop and pick up locals. You will need to get a becak or taxi to the bus depot in Medan - Pinang Baris. It will cost around 35,000Rp for a becak. A taxi will cost aroun 70,000 - 80,000Rp from the centre of Medan to get to Pinang Baris Bus Terminal. You can also take a mini-bus from Pinang Baris for 20,000Rp. The mini-buses take around 3 hours to get to Bukit Lawang as they do not stop as many times along the way. The mini-buses do not leave from the main bus terminal. Travel down the road that runs past the bus terminal a few hundred meters and your will find the mini-buses outside the large pastry store (you can't miss it). Private Transport from Medan to Bukit Lawang If you would like a car to collect you from your hotel in Medan or from the airport and be taken to Bukit Lawang click here to contact us. Price is 600,000Rp (around 49 Euros) for up to 4 people. This is a quicker, safer trip of under 3 hours from your hotel or the airport. The vehicle used is a new air-conditioned "AVANZA" Read the comments from people who have used this service Contact us if you have a larger group and a price can be quoted for a larger vehicle. |
Bukit Lawang
Located 86 km from Medan, the third largest city in Indonesia and the biggest city in island of Sumatra, Bukit Lawang is name of a village located on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park. “Gunung” means “mountain”, “Bukit” means “hill” and “Lawang” means “door”, therefore, Bukit Lawang means The hill which is the gateway to the mountain. Bukit Lawang is one of the entrance to Gunung Leuser National Park, the last sanctuary of the Sumatran Orangutan. Bukit Lawang, from 1972-2001, was the site of an orangutan rehabilitation project, with 229 ex-captive orangutans rescued from the pet trade having passed through the program. Nowadays, Bukit Lawang is considered one of the best gateways unto experiencing the many marvels of the Gunung Leuser National Park. Although no longer a center for active rehabilitation and release, the forests surrounding Bukit Lawang still offer many opportunities to observe orangutans and many other amazing species of fauna and flora. Notes : Orangutan Information Centre Uphill is the orangutan resort, a feeding center for semi wild Sumatran Orangutan. It’s about half hour climb from the hostel. The resort is open to visitors twice a day, at 8 o’clock in the morning and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The boatman or keeper used to bring you over the river in a small canoe. |
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The orangutans The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang)[3] are the two exclusively Asian species of extant great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found in only the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Classified in the genus Pongo, orangutans were considered to be one species. Since 1996, they have been divided into two species: the Bornean orangutan (P. pygmaeus) and the Sumatran orangutan (P. abelii). In addition, the Bornean species is divided into three subspecies. Based on genome sequencing, the two extant orangutan species evidently diverged around 400,000 years ago. The orangutans are also the only surviving species of the subfamily Ponginae, which also included several other species, such as the three extinct species of the genus Gigantopithecus, including the largest known primate Gigantopithecus blacki. The ancestors of the Ponginae subfamily split from the main ape line in Africa 16 to 19 million years ago (mya) and spread into Asia. . Both orangutan species are considered to be critically endangered. Human activities have caused severe declines in the populations and ranges of both species. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching, habitat |
destruction, and the illegal pet trade. Several conservation and rehabilitation organisations are dedicated to the survival of orangutans in the wild. Orangutans are the most solitary of the great apes, with social bonds occurring primarily between mothers and their dependent offspring, who stay together for the first two years. Fruit is the most important component of an orangutan's diet; however, the apes will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even bird eggs. They can live over 30 years in both the wild and captivity. Orangutans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. The apes have been extensively studied for their learning abilities. There may even be distinctive cultures within populations. Field studies of the apes were pioneered by primatologist Birutė Galdikas. Both orangutan species are considered to be critically endangered. Human activities have caused severe declines in the populations and ranges of both species. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching, habitat destruction, and the illegal pet trade. Several conservation and rehabilitation organisations are dedicated to the survival of orangutans in the wild. |